Beef Katsu Curry is another popular Japanese curry dish served over steamed rice and topped with panko-fried beef katsu. It’s a delicious and satisfying combination of two beloved Japanese dishes rolled into one. The whole experience feels indulgent but perfectly balanced. The beef katsu is wonderfully crunchy on the outside while the meat inside stays…
Sauce katsu-don is a local delicacy of Fukui Prefecture, consisting of pork loin or fillet coated in panko breadcrumbs, deep-fried to crispy perfection, and served over steamed rice. Sauce Katsudon differs from regular Katsudon, which is Tonkatsu (deep-fried pork) and eggs cooked in a sweet and salty broth placed over rice. In Sauce Katsudon, the…
Deep-fried sea scallops (Hotate in Japanese) are large sea scallops breaded with Panko crumbs and deep-fried, renowned for its crispy coating and juicy, sweet interior, commonly savored in izakaya bars and seafood restaurants across Japan.
Beef Katsu (ビーフカツ), also called Bifu Katsu or Gyukatsu (ビフカツ、牛カツ), is steak (cut beef) coated with Panko bread crumbs and deep-fried. Beef Katsu is very similar to Tonkatsu fried pork, but it is less known outside Japan. The richly flavored Beef Katsu is a little bit more expensive to make at home for everyday dinner,…
If you are looking for a different way to cook salmon other than grilling or pan-frying, try this deep fried salmon recipe. It’s crispy outside and juicy inside, and it’s so flavorful! Creamy and tangy Japanese style homemade tartar sauce adds a refreshing flavor to the fatty deep fried salmon.
Tonkatsu (トンカツ) is one of the most beloved western style Japanese foods called yōshoku (洋食). It is a pork loin breaded with flour, egg, and Panko (bread crumbs), then deep fried. It’s not the healthiest Japanese food, but it is rather a comfort food which everybody can’t get enough of.
Ham Katsu Sandwich (ハムカツサンド) was known as “Katsu” sandwich in the 70s and 80s in Japan, and it was more thriftily made with ham rather than with Tonkatsu pork or chicken cutlets. Ham Katsu soaked in a savory sauce is a perfect filling by itself for this simple and nostalgic sandwich. without lettuce or cabbage…
Ham Katsu (ハムカツ) is Panko-coated deep-fried thinly sliced ham. It was a popular food in the Showa era (1926-1989) in Japan. Ham Katsu has been more of a nostalgic food than anything else, but it’s getting more attention lately, and making a small come-back in the restaurant scene there.
Hire Katsu is a kind of Tonkatsu pork cutlet using a different cut of pork, tenderloin. Hire (“hee-ray”) means Fillet in Japanese, and smaller tenderloin fillet pieces are breaded and deep-fried to make this dish. Hire Katsu is very tender bite-size fried pork, and it is a popular item at Tonkatsu restaurants in Japan.
Chicken Katsu is chicken fillet breaded with flour, egg, and Panko (bread crumbs), then deep fried, just like Tonkatsu. It is a comfort food rather than a healthy Japanese food, but if you use cuts like chicken breasts or tenders instead of thighs, it can become a little lighter fare. Nonetheless, Chicken Kastu is a…